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US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida

Trump says Iran war will end 'very soon'

The three children of Shlomi Alexander and Orly Alexander now face sentences of up to life imprisonment

High-profile case

US brothers guilty of luxury real estate sex-trafficking scheme: US media

The Pentagon took the unprcedented action of blacklisting Anthropic over its refusal to give unlimited control of its AI technology

Anthropic sues Trump admin over Pentagon blacklisting

Turkey's defence ministry confirmed another ballistic missile fired from Iran had been intercepted in Turkish airspace by NATO defence systems

US citizens told to evacuate

NATO intercepts second Iran missile in Turkish airspace

US President Donald Trump salutes as the remains of Sergeant First Class Noah Tietjens, killed in the war with Iran, arrive at Dover Air Force Base on March 7, 2026

Public divergence

US, Israel see gap on Iran as Trump under pressure

Oil prices rocketed above $100 a barrel for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022

US stocks end wild session higher as Trump says Iran war 'pretty much' over

Fact-checking and disinformation research has become more contentious than ever in the United States.

'Campaign of censorship'

Tech researchers sue US Trump administration over visa bans

A US Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber jet lands on the runway, beyond a USAF Rockwell B-1 Lancer bomber jet, at RAF Fairford in south west England on March 9, 2026.

'Very high readiness'

UK warplanes down drones in Middle East, conduct 'defensive' sorties for UAE

French President Emmanuel Macron was in Cyprus on Monday to discuss regional security

'Strictly defensive'

France, allies preparing bid to 'gradually' reopen Strait of Hormuz

The toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon rose to 486 people killed and 1,313 wounded, the Lebanese health ministry said

Ready to negotiate

Lebanon president accuses Hezbollah of working to 'collapse' state

MSC is the world's biggest container shipping company

'Exceptional security situation'

Shipping giant MSC halts Gulf exports amid war risks

The White House said US President Donald Trump was reviewing 'all credible options' to keep energy prices under control

Politically toxic

Trump's limited options to curb Iran war oil price surge

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is barred from running for re-election

Optimistic results

Colombia's left boosted by legislative vote

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the UK government is monitoring the economic impact of the US-Israeli war in Iran

Energy prices soaring

UK finance minister warns of higher inflation amid Iran war

Rihanna, one of the world's most popular pop stars, has not publicly commented on the shooting

Woman held over shots fired at Rihanna's LA mansion

This year's Antarctic sea ice coverage ranks as the 16th smallest since satellite measurements began in 1979.

Antarctic sea ice improves after four years of extreme lows: US scientists

Cargo ships and tankers ply the Strait of Hormuz

Changing tracking data

Ships brandish China-links to weave through Strait of Hormuz

Fighting between rival forces has left civilians wounded in hospital in Akobo, South Sudan

NGOS ordered to evacuate

Huge numbers at imminent risk from S.Sudan army offensive: MSF

Oil prices soared 30 percent on fears about supplies from the Middle East

G7 'not there yet' on release of oil reserves: French minister

Live Nation has reached a tentative settlement with the Justice Department in the antitrust case brought against the US entertainment giant

Tentative settlement

Live Nation settles antitrust case with US Justice Dept, states object

Health outcomes have worsened in South Sudan since independence despite billions of dollars in oil revenues

Crippled by corruption

Dead on arrival: South Sudan's devastated health system

The Pyongyang marathon is the largest international sporting event in North Korea, offering visitors a rare chance to run through the tightly controlled streets of its capital

Without explanation

North Korea cancels Pyongyang international marathon: tour agency

A woman with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei (R), next to his late father Ali Khamenei, during a rally in Tehran

War in the Middle East: latest developments

The Iranian navy frigate IRIS Dena (75) is pictured at sea during combined exercises between Iran, Russia and China in the Gulf of Oman in March 2024, in this handout picture from the Iranian Defence Ministry

Targeted naval vessels

Stranded Iran sailors put Sri Lanka, India in diplomatic dilemma

People wait in a queue to refuel their vehicles near a fuel station in Dhaka on March 8, 2026

Ramadan celebrations

Bangladesh scraps light displays as Mideast war worsens fuel crunch

Fire fighters work to control a large fire in Glasgow City centre on 8 March 2026.

Partial collapse

Scotland's busiest train station closed after blaze

Supporters wave banners reading 'Release Ekrem Imamoglu'

Corruption allegations

Landmark trial opens for Turkish opposition champion Imamoglu

A rescue team used heavy machinery to search for missing people following a landslide at Bantargebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java

Five more missing

Indonesia landfill collapse kills five

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